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Klobuchar calls for funding to boost law enforcement’s ability to intercept Fentanyl at our borders

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Biden Administration to ensure that any supplemental funding request they submit includes support for technology to detect and intercept fentanyl at our nation’s borders and to bolster federal law enforcement’s ability to investigate fentanyl trafficking.

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North Shore Health update

North Shore Health Director CEO Kimber Wraalstad reports that North Shore Health has been chosen as a Critical Access Nursing Facility. The new designation approved NSH a rate increase of $15.26 per resident per day starting November 1, 2023.

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Matters of Record

The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.

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Conservation Officer Tales

Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!

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